Carastan Malt

Mike recently brewed this English Bitter using Carastan malt to get a real toffee flavor.  Here is our profile of Carastan malt.

I found a bunch of sources that discussed this malt and most trails led to Bairds Malt Ltd.  They are a UK malt producer and had Carastan malt as one of their products.

Not sure where the name came from, but using everything I read, I can make these statements with confidence:

Carastan is a label used for British Crystal malts that lie in the 30 to 37°L range that impart a rich, toffee flavor to your beer.

You can get American caramel malt that fits the same Lovibond color range but it won’t taste the same…similar probably, but not the same.

I found this malt to be available on a few homebrew websites, so pick some up when you have the chance.  It may make your English styles more, you know, English.

Flavor: Toffee, light toast

Color: 30 to 37°L

Body: Adds body and color to your brew

Use: Probably best used in English styles especially English clone recipes that call for lighter colored crystal malts.  Bitters, Browns, Milds